A federal appeals court has ruled that the government is liable for damage to homes that flooded upstream of the Addicks and Barker dams after Hurricane Harvey unleashed more than 50 inches of rainfall on the Houston region in 2017. A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled unanimously […]
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A lack of bad weather isn’t always a good thing. It looks like the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is wrapping up in quiet fashion—aside from Hurricane Melissa, which caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica before impacting the surrounding area—without any U.S. landfalls. There are several factors that influenced the tame season, including a weaker Bermuda High
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This year’s Atlantic hurricane season was marked by contrasts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). From intense bursts of activity to relative calm, the season will end on November 30 with activity falling within the agency’s predicted ranges. “For the first time in a decade, not a single hurricane struck the U.S.
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A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed Monday morning into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said. The Coral Springs Police Department confirmed the deaths in
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Jamaica has invested tens of millions of dollars in bolstering coastal defenses by planting mangroves, building seawalls and strengthening urban infrastructure. It wasn’t close to enough to withstand Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mile-an-hour winds and 13-foot storm surge that destroyed thousands of homes, washed away roads and bridges, flooded farm fields and took down the electrical grid.
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Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a 100% payout after Hurricane Melissa set off a full trigger event, according to the World Bank. Jamaica’s $150 million cat bond, which was arranged by the World Bank, is designed to provide funds to pay for only the most extreme weather events and is in addition to
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Catastrophe modeling company KCC estimated that privately insured losses from Hurricane Melissa will be $2.4 billion. This estimate includes insured damages to residential, commercial, and industrial properties in Jamaica and Cuba, according to Boston-based Karen Clark & Co. in its “Flash Estimate – Hurricane Melissa,” issued on November 6. KCC’s figure for insured damages is
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Hurricane Melissa became the most powerful storm on record to strike Jamaica in part because of water made hotter and air made wetter by global warming, a new analysis has found. The storm was also one of the strongest to ever form in the Atlantic, with winds reaching 185 mph shortly before making landfall in
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The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) announced it will make a payout of US$70.8 million to the government of Jamaica to cover damages from Hurricane Melissa. This marks the largest single payout in the history of CCRIF, the Cayman Islands-based parametric catastrophe facility. Subject to final model verification, this payout will be made within
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As Hurricane Melissa sweeps past Bermuda, new satellite data of Jamaica has revealed devastation for tourist center Montego Bay and much of the Western part of the country. At least 40% of the buildings and roads in the worst-hit areas on the island were severely damaged, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of satellite data
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